Luton Airport is getting a direct shuttle service – is it about to rival Stansted?

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Luton Airport is to get an express rail service into London from December 2020, reducing the journey time from 55 minutes to 30 minutes.

The fleet of trains, operated by Abellio for East Midlands Railway, will run between Luton Airport Parkway and St Pancras International.

From Parkway, passengers currently access the airport terminal via a ten-minute shuttle bus, but a £225 million automated Direct Air-Rail Transit service between Parkway and the airport is set to open in 2021.

The new rail link is part of a major redevelopment at Luton Airport to increase capacity to 18 million. In recent years the airport has seen an overhaul of its terminal layout, road access and car parks.

Alberto Martin,...

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